For most of her adult life, Mary Springfels had devoted herself to the
performance and teaching of early music repertoires. She earned her stripes
performing with many influential pioneering ensembles, including the New
York Pro Musica, the Elizabethan Enterprise, concert Royal, and the Waverly
consort.

For 20 years she directed the innovative Newberry Consort, and can
be heard on dozens of recordings. In 2006, Mary moved to the mountains of
New Mexico, where she is active in the formation of an intentional
community called the Wit's End Coop. She continues to teach and perform
extensively. Most recently, she has taught at the San Francisco Early Music
Society, The Viola da Gamba Society of America, Amherst Early Music, and
the Pinewoods Early Music Week.